Jones Day has announced that corporate governance and commercial disputes specialist Tim L’Estrange has joined the firm in Sydney as a partner in the global disputes practice.

L’Estrange was previously General Counsel at ANZ Bank and has spent 10 years with the bank in a range of senior local and overseas postings in Europe and the US as managing director, based in London. He previously spent 23 years with Allens Arthur Robinson, rising to managing partner and led the litigation group.

“[This] appointment marks another important step forward in Jones Day’s global disputes practice, and a continuation and expansion of our critical mass in Australia and around the world,” said Tim Cullen, the head of Jones Day's Global Disputes Practice.